Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for common food and drinks
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Arabic. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Nora. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Arabic Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Arabic. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| يَضحَك |
| (yaḍḥak) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "laugh" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| يَضحَك |
| (SLOW) |
| يَضحَك |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| laugh |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الرَجُل يَضحَك عَلى المُزحَة. |
| (al-raǧul yaḍḥak ʿalā al-muzḥah.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man laughs at the joke." |
| (SLOW) |
| الرَجُل يَضحَك عَلى المُزحَة. |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| لَذِيذَة |
| (Lazizah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "delicious" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| لَذِيذَة |
| (SLOW) |
| لَذِيذَة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| delicious |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| المأكولات المَصْرِيَّة لَذيذَة الطَعْم |
| (al-maʾkūlāt al-maṣriyyah laḏīḏat al-ṭaʿm) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Egyptian food is very delicious." |
| (SLOW) |
| المأكولات المَصْرِيَّة لَذيذَة الطَعْم |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَاء |
| (māʾ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "water" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَاء |
| (SLOW) |
| مَاء |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| water |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الرَجُل يَشْرَب مِن زُجَاجَة المَاء |
| (arraǧul yašrab min zuǧāǧaẗ al-māʾ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is drinking from the water bottle." |
| (SLOW) |
| الرَجُل يَشْرَب مِن زُجَاجَة المَاء |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| شَاي |
| (šāy) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tea" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| شَاي |
| (SLOW) |
| شَاي |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tea |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كُوب شاي |
| (kūbu šāy) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cup of tea" |
| (SLOW) |
| كُوب شاي |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قَهْوَة |
| (qahwah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coffee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قَهْوَة |
| (SLOW) |
| قَهْوَة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coffee |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| فِنجان قَهوَة |
| (finǧān qahwah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cup of coffee" |
| (SLOW) |
| فِنجان قَهوَة |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بِيْرَة |
| (bīrah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بِيْرَة |
| (SLOW) |
| بِيْرَة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| beer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| البارتِيندَر يَسكُب بيرَة مِن البَرْميل |
| (al-bārtindar yaskub bīrah min al-barmīl) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The bartender is pouring a draft beer." |
| (SLOW) |
| البارتِيندَر يَسكُب بيرَة مِن البَرْميل |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| نَبِيذ |
| (nabīḏ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| نَبِيذ |
| (SLOW) |
| نَبِيذ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كأسٌ مِن النَبِيذ |
| (kaʾsun min al-nabīḏ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "glass of wine" |
| (SLOW) |
| كأسٌ مِن النَبِيذ |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| لَحْم بَقَرِي |
| (laḥm baqarī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beef" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| لَحْم بَقَرِي |
| (SLOW) |
| لَحْم بَقَرِي |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| beef |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قِطعَة لَحم بَقَرِي |
| (qiṭʿaẗu laḥm baqarī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "piece of beef" |
| (SLOW) |
| قِطعَة لَحم بَقَرِي |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| دَجَاج |
| (daǧāǧ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chicken" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| دَجَاج |
| (SLOW) |
| دَجَاج |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chicken |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أنا لا أُحِبُّ جِلدَ الدَجاج |
| (ʾnā lā ʾuḥibbu ǧilda al-daǧāǧ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't like chicken skin." |
| (SLOW) |
| أنا لا أُحِبُّ جِلدَ الدَجاج |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خِنزير |
| (ḫinzīr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pork" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خِنزير |
| (SLOW) |
| خِنزير |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pork |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كَلِمَةُ "بورك" تَعني لَحمَ الخِنزير |
| (kalimaẗu "būrk" taʿnī laḥm al-ḫinzīr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The word "pork" is the meat from a pig." |
| (SLOW) |
| كَلِمَةُ "بورك" تَعني لَحمَ الخِنزير |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| سَمَك |
| (Samak) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fish" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| سَمَك |
| (SLOW) |
| سَمَك |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fish |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الشَعبُ الياباني يَأكُلُ الكَثيرَ مِن السَمَك |
| (aš-šaʿbu al-yābānī yaʾkulu al-kaṯīra min as-samak) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Japanese people eat a lot of fish." |
| (SLOW) |
| الشَعبُ الياباني يَأكُلُ الكَثيرَ مِن السَمَك |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خَرُوْف |
| (ḫarūf) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lamb" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خَرُوْف |
| (SLOW) |
| خَرُوْف |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lamb |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قطعة مِن لَحم الخروف |
| (kitʿah min laḥm al-haruf) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "a rack of lamb" |
| (SLOW) |
| قطعة مِن لَحم الخروف |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| طَبِيْب |
| (ṭabīb) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "doctor" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| طَبِيْب |
| (SLOW) |
| طَبِيْب |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| doctor |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الطَبيبُ يَفحَصُ القَدَم |
| (al-ṭabību yafḥaṣu al-qadam) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The doctor is examining the foot." |
| (SLOW) |
| الطَبيبُ يَفحَصُ القَدَم |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ضابِط شُرْطَة |
| (ḍābiṭ šurṭa:) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "police officer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ضابِط شُرْطَة |
| (SLOW) |
| ضابِط شُرْطَة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| police officer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ضَابِطُ شُرطَة في زِيِّه |
| (ḍābiṭu šurṭah fī ziyyih) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "police officer in uniform" |
| (SLOW) |
| ضَابِطُ شُرطَة في زِيِّه |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أسْتَاذة |
| (ʾustāḏah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "teacher" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أسْتَاذة |
| (SLOW) |
| أسْتَاذة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| teacher |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أُحِبُّ هَذِهِ الأسْتَاذة كَثيراً. إنَّها ظَريفَة جِدّاً. |
| (ʾuḥibbu haḏihi al-ʾustāḏah kaṯīran. ʾinnahā ẓarīfah ǧiddan.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like that teacher so much; she is so nice." |
| (SLOW) |
| أُحِبُّ هَذِهِ الأسْتَاذة كَثيراً. إنَّها ظَريفَة جِدّاً. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُوَظَّف |
| (muwaẓẓaf) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "employee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُوَظَّف |
| (SLOW) |
| مُوَظَّف |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| employee |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| فَوائد الموَظَّفين |
| (fawāʾid al-muwaẓẓafīn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "employee benefits" |
| (SLOW) |
| فَوائد الموَظَّفين |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أتَى |
| (ʾatā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "come" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أتَى |
| (SLOW) |
| أتَى |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| come |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أتَى نَحْوَ كَامِيْرَا الفِيْدْيُو |
| (ʾatā naḥwa kāmīrā alfīdiū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "come towards a video camera" |
| (SLOW) |
| أتَى نَحْوَ كَامِيْرَا الفِيْدْيُو |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| رَأى |
| (raʾā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "see" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| رَأى |
| (SLOW) |
| رَأى |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| see |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| رَأَيْتُ أَخي في الحَديقَة. |
| (raʾaytu ʾaḫī fī al-ḥadīqah.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I saw my brother in the park." |
| (SLOW) |
| رَأَيْتُ أَخي في الحَديقَة. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| يَصنَع |
| (yaṣnaʿ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "make" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| يَصنَع |
| (SLOW) |
| يَصنَع |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| make |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أَبي يَصنَع الكَعك. |
| (ʾabī yaṣnaʿ al-kaʿk.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Dad makes cake." |
| (SLOW) |
| أَبي يَصنَع الكَعك. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| إسْتَخْدَمَ |
| (ʾistaḫdama) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "use" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| إسْتَخْدَمَ |
| (SLOW) |
| إسْتَخْدَمَ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| use |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| استخدم كاميرا الويب |
| (ʾistaḫdama kamirā al-wib) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "use a webcam" |
| (SLOW) |
| استخدم كاميرا الويب |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| (salam) سلام |
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